This helped a lot because I’m getting a bearded dragon soon and my mom said we’re only feeding it horn worms but I knew that wasn’t right so I watched this!
I’m so glad I ran across your channel a while back because it’s helped me so much regarding my beardies diet !! He’s super picky and it’s a work in progress but you kept me from making big mistakes. I’ve tried him with every green I can buy, every vegetable and fruit they can have, and all he wants to eat is arugula 😩. I thought it was going to be fun to feed him a variety and watch him eat different things. He’s a year old now and he’s made a switch to less crickets and worms and more greens but all he wants is arugula. I’ve been searching for other spicy greens and veggies and hoping he will like some of those 😬😬
My friend has a bearded dragon named Leo. She feeds him kale and mealworms EVERYDAY!! She only changes it up once a week, and she never bathes him, and never tries to build a bond with him. Awwww!!! and i thought that the food choice was a good idea every day until i saw this vid. I HAVE TO TELL HER!!! I want him to liiivveee!!! Im getting one and im glad i know all these tips thanks to you. ❤❤
Thank you for the information. This is great. We have an adult we found in our backyard. He was too sweet to be wild, we bought a cage and kept him. He bonded to us. We adopted a baby one and he is a trip!he's a pig. He watches of us eat our own meals.
Great to see you post again! As always, very informative and well presented info that will be a helpful reference for years to come! 🙌🏻 Are you planning to host a livestream again?
You can give bearded dragons fruits, just certain ones you can’t like oranges and avocados. I was a bit confused when he said no fruits but he is kind of right because they are pretty fattening because he did say that later in the video you can feed them fruits, but you can’t give them certain ones like I said, especially citrus. thank you for reading :)
I just got my first bearded dragon and I’ve been so confused on how to properly feed him that it’s been giving me a headache and I’m happy I came across your channel, I recently just fed him 10 crickets in fear that I was underfeeding him since a lot (and I do mean A LOT) of sources have been telling me that he should be eating 100 crickets a day in his current size which I found ridiculous since he’s just so small of a lizard.. I’m gonna try the 5-10 insects twice a day with salad and see how well that goes, I appreciate what you’re doing on the platform!!
My family got a baby bearded dragon wihout doing any research, I know stupid on us but ive been binge watching all your videos!. Can you do a video about enclosures while on vacation? Bringing with or if we have to take to a family members house. My son is in travel soccer so we might need to bring him with but a glass enclosure is just not the best. I was going to get a a big plastic clear tub like a 40 galloon get the same decor and background and stuff so it looks familiar to him and bring all the lights and temp gages.
I'll just leave it in there and every once in a while I'm surprised to look over and he's eating his greens, but usually he prefers the succulent flowers growing in his tank to the greens I give him. He also prefers to drink off his rocks or plants when I mist his tank weekly
Greetings from Italy! I've discovered your videos today and I find em very interesting and useful! I wanted to ask a question: I'm new to the reptiles world and I have a baby bearded dragon, but he often struggles to eat crickets since they'd jump away and hide away from it, is there a way to help it with the hunt or do I have to just wait until it eats the crickets? Cause I've found crickets that stayed alive for two days...
For the love of God do not take care advice from pet store employees alone! Research people! I'm lucky that the big pet stores (Petco, etc) where I live only allow the people who care for the pets in the store to give advice and they take amazing care of the animals. I know not all locations are this way but here it is. Even then I still did my research because they did try to sell me some questionable items like repticarpet and calcium sand when my beardie was a baby. I did use the carpet for a few months and washed it religiously and replaced it every month just to be sure. Now my beardie has play sand and doesn't need it, but he's also an adult now. The funny thing about skipping feeding days is I offer salad to my beardie everyday and he will go 1-2 days between eating it. Sometimes he will dig the salad out of the bowl and push it under the heat lamp to dry it out and I'll hear him eating crunchy salad. I do give him 1-2 small blueberries a week for moisture and it's the only fruit he likes. He does not like Romaine lettuce. As far as activity level it depends. When I take him outside on a hot day and he gets really warmed up he will be very active as soon as I being him back in, but he does not run around outside because he doesn't like getting very far away from me. I know he's had enough sun when he crawls into my shadow, then we go back inside. For new beardie owners please don't freak out if your dragon does not go to bask for very long some days. Mine will bask sometimes for hours and other days he won't bask at all. I keep my room about 75 degrees and he loves it for some weird reason. He will go seek heat when he wants to. I do put him under his heat lamp for a short time before and after each bath though so the warm water isn't a shock and to help finish drying him off after the bath. He will get out from under the heat lamp when he's comfortable. Just remember they don't generate their own body heat so if your pet goes out, like mine has during really high winds, to hold them against you with a blanket over them to insulate the heat you are sharing. Mine likes to sometimes snuggle and get my heat instead of his own heat lamp and he has his own blanket for covering him with. It's also his safety blanket and helps him feel comfortable in new environments and situations.
I just got a bearded dragon, I wasn't sure on what light to get but I got a med dessert UVB and heat reptile lighting kit, does anyone have an recommendations?
I have a 5 month old and she will only eat green vegetables. I put some in the morning and feed her a few Dubias in the evening. She is pooping and shedding fine and still trying to get used to being handled.
yo chief,I have a juvenille bearded dragon and wanted to know if a 12% ProT5 Arcadia would be good enough UVB for her since its a mesh top roof and I know it could be thick and block out some light. Thanks man love your videos
No worries of it’s a zoo med or exo terra 40 gallon on top of mesh is fine. If it’s a dubia or zen habitat enclosure 120 I’d mount it inside the tank of basking spot is farther than 12 inches away from screen
for a baby bearded dragon (a little under 12 inches), is it okay to feed about 3 medium sized dubia roaches to it per day? Is it also fine for a juvenile bearded dragon (a little under 18 inches) to eat about 5 medium - large dubia roaches a day?
What would you recommend on feeding baby bearded dragons vs adult bearded dragons when it comes to hornworms? Like how often can they eat them? My baby beardie is around 5 months amd loves his greens and crickets and an occasional super worm but he had his first hornworm today and seemed to enjoy it lol
Thank you so much for the video! Have a bit of a question. What would be the best ways to feed a beardie thats undergrown or in other words too small for its age?
Hello! You definitely need high quality uvb like a zoo med t5 10.0 that’s not on top of a thrive screen but more of a screen that allows uvb through. After that definitely need to dust insects with calcium and feed daily 5-15 appropriate sized insects. Once to twice a day
I have a question I have 3 beardies. They all range in age from 15 years to 5 months. I have noticed though on occasion they all like to soak in their water bowls. They don’t really drink it just like to soak. My question is have I been doing something wrong for them to like to soak in it on occasions. Especially on of them, she loves to just lounge in it.
it could be multiple things, like it being too hot or they just enjoy it ! sometimes they’ll do it to get mites out or rehydrate. so you just have to scope the possibilities, most likely they’re just doing it for fun.
Hiya. I have an adult beardie and I give him a variety of veg everyday as well as dubia roaches as his only insect. I’m a little confused on how many roaches he should be having a week as they are larger and meatier than crickets/locusts and are higher in protein. I usually only give him 2 at once, about twice a week. Is this enough or too much? Some days he will hardly touch his veg bowl and others he will eat the whole thing. I would really appreciate a response as most videos online only talk in terms of crickets and I want to make sure i’m doing the right thing. We breed the roaches in a box to save money (I have too many now!) but I will try and get some other insects too occasionally to vary his diet more
Fact .... bearded dragons love water but they will only drink it when its moving ♥️ i try and give mine water a couple times a week he'll let me know when he's thirsty because it's a practice that we've done his entire life and he's 4 , he'll constantly smack his lips and if I'm not looking he'll grey closer to my eat and get a little louder lol , they also love to swim but be sure to use caution when picking them up after they've spent time drinking because you can actually down them by holding them upright before their done i darn near made that mistake and i was scared so bad so please look up cautions for bearded dragons . Feed them fruit just not a monster load lol if you wanna tell them something super serous to not feed them tell everyone to not fed them mice 😔🤤😕😢😭
@@ajghoststhey have to much protein and fat I believe I’m not 100% on that I just got mine and doing my research just feed it bugs and greens hope this helps
My little beardie is 5 months or so and he’s not walking correctly he’s doing a bit more of a scoot and his legs are in like the frog shape I’m unsure if this is normal or if it was because of an incident with his previous owner he was almost eaten alive by a larger bearded dragon so if anyone has any tips or information on this that would be helpful
Does anyone know if Bak Choy is okay for a staple? Lots of the greens mentioned in almost all guides are hard to find where I'm from (Asia). I have to deal with the likes of Bak Choy, Chye Sim and so on...
@@ChiefSweetsUniverseHeh. The site just confuses me more; since they categorize Collards/Mustards/Turnip greens in the same category as Bak Choy as being goitrogenic greens. Where in most sites I read Collards/Mustards/Turnip greens are okay for staple, but with some other sites claiming that Bak Choy is not okay due to goitrogen. I also did some research on goitrogen levels for Bok Choy and Collards (both are considered to be low, specifics unknown), phosphorous levels (collards has about 15 mg more), calcium levels (collards about 117 mg more; which I think could be supplemented via calcium supplements anyway), as well as oxalate level (collards with 9 mg more). Comparing only those two since it seemed Collards would always be an option as a staple on almost every site I visit, and Bok Choy is something readily available to me. I'm considering some form of Spring Mix / Salad Mix/ Mesclun Mix (minus the spinach), and maybe 30-40% Bok Choy.
@@nexrole884 yeah it just is a slight warning saying to make sure to feed a varied diet. I’ve fed bok choy and collards with other greens no problems the only thing you want to look for on the table is toxic and stuff that is super high in oxalates
if your family is worried about for example dubia roaches accidently escaping, there is less of a chance because dubia roaches tend to stay in clusters and are slower. while crickets will run and jump away from you
I got a question that I have seem to be able to get a answer to.. I want to put my dragon in a newer even bigger tank.. and I plan on putting my corn snake in the dragons old tank.. but my question is I have bio active tank that’s been going well for a few years.. could I possibly let that tank sit for a little bit and let isopods and springtails clean all the stuff up and then put my corn snake right in there after a few changes I simply just don’t want to swap all the dirt out and collect all the bugs and spring tails.
I have yet to watch this video. Apologies if you covered this but I have a quick question. My beardie is 8 months old. Is it okay if I feed him "large" crickets from Petco or are those too big? I'm concerned. I have also been feeding him medium dubias. I try to make sure nothing is bigger than the space between his eyes. Are the crickets too big?
@@ChiefSweetsUniverse Thank you so much! Someone at a chain store told me otherwise and I was in the car feeling awful and having major anxiety. I should know better by now. Please please please consider zoom or phone consultations for a fee!!! I will pay you for 30 min of your time and surely others as well!
Hi. I love your videos. I have a huge problem with my adult female bearded dragon. I purchased her when she was 18 months old. Was told she likes to be handled and all that great stuff. Well I’ve had her for 6 months now and she is still terrified of me. She obviously had no interactions with humans at all. I gave her time in space in the beginning and I started taking her out and holding her and it’s been the same ever since when I hold her she’ll close her eyes by pet or she closes her eyes. If I talk to her, she closes her eyes or closes one eye and turns her head and keeps one eye open. That’s not looking at me, I’m running out of ideas of what to do with her. Any suggestions? She doesn’t like to be walked with she’s terrified of falling. She hates the bath. I had to keep my arm in the bath with her when I give her a bath. She tries to climb up break up my arm if I put her in the bathtub break my heart highly just take her out, she’s beautiful. I love her. She’s gorgeous orange. Her name is Lexi. Any suggestions of what I should do at this point please. Sincerely, Carol Barr.
If she's scared or running away when you try to take her out of her cage then the best thing would be to 'break her in' or basically just get her used to you. Spending time around her cage, allowing her to see you most of the day. Eventually you can just have your hand in the cage with her every now and then so she realises you're not a threat. Hand feeding is also a great way to get them used to you, it's what helped the most with my beardie. Keep her in her cage and just reach in and offer a leaf. She'll associate your hand as food giver and eventually, not a threat. With the baths, instead of letting her soak, try just dripping and wiping water on her to keep her clean or keep the water 2cm deep. I hope everything goes well! She sounds gorgeous.
Hey man! Im thinking about getting a bearded dragon but im still a student and am at school from 8:45 to 3:30 , do I have to feed my dragon 3-4 times a day or is there a workaround?
We give our 6 month old dragon 1/4” dubia roaches. Before finding this page, I read to feed her as many as she’ll eat in one sitting. That’s way more than you’re recommending! Any suggestions or tips?
No worries I used to recommend that as well but the whole hobby is changing how much we feed because we realize we were overfeeding our dragons. So now we are recommending a less but enough for your dragon to be full.
You should take Hissing Roaches off your list. They can not digest the shell, they are very bad for them. Also I would add NEVER feed your bearded dragon insects that are not farmed because they can have parasites.
I specifically mentioned baby hissers because they don’t have a hard shell at all. I feed them and breed them and they are very soft and an easy feeder.
I'm really concerned about some of the advice you are giving out here. I was watching until you started talking about diet and had to stop so I could look at the date this was uploaded .... I was expecting to see it was many years old, but 6 months! Please please do some research. Your advice on feeding is very out of date. I am worried how many people watching and commenting to say the advice is good. Adult dragons should only have insects 2 to 3 times a week. Their veg is very important part of their diet and it is dangerous advice to say it is not.
yo chief,I have a juvenille bearded dragon and wanted to know if a 12% ProT5 Arcadia would be good enough UVB for her since its a mesh top roof and I know it could be thick and block out some light. Thanks man love your videos
Great video! I never know how much to feed them so this was super helpful. Im also happy we can give them kale! I have a problem dragon too, he only ever wants roaches and will go on strike for sure. He looks at us crazy if we try to give him aany other bugs. :D
Hi Chief Sweet! I have a pretty strange question. Can I feed my bearded dragons mealworms? The only reason I am asking this is because I saw a video online about a guy saying that meal worms will kill your bearded dragon.
You are now my go to for education as we prepare for our first Beardie
Happy to help!
He’s ok with it. But please don’t take it for gospel. He’s wrong about some of this.
@@trava4156 he’s right enough
Yes. Thank u watched bunch of videos did my home work n today's the day I get one so excited ❤. Ty for the info. Wish me luck. Hahaha 😮
How's it going? What's there name? And color's.
The quality of your content is incredible! You are #1!
Thank you so much
I am getting my first in the next month and I'm so excited. Trying to educate myself a lot prior to buying Thank you so much! ❤
Very nice! Happy to help
This helped a lot because I’m getting a bearded dragon soon and my mom said we’re only feeding it horn worms but I knew that wasn’t right so I watched this!
Happy to help
You are awesome!! You saved my beardie!! You are so wise with what you share. Thanks for being you and sharing with us! 😊 your the best
Thank you so much! Happy to share!
I’m so glad I ran across your channel a while back because it’s helped me so much regarding my beardies diet !! He’s super picky and it’s a work in progress but you kept me from making big mistakes. I’ve tried him with every green I can buy, every vegetable and fruit they can have, and all he wants to eat is arugula 😩. I thought it was going to be fun to feed him a variety and watch him eat different things. He’s a year old now and he’s made a switch to less crickets and worms and more greens but all he wants is arugula. I’ve been searching for other spicy greens and veggies and hoping he will like some of those 😬😬
Haha some dragons do like only one thing happy to help!
So helpful! Thank you!
GOAT!!! You answered all of my questions!! Thank you for this brotha
Happy to help
Literally shouted when he tried to eat the little one, then realized he was in an enclosure and the little one was okay
Haha I’m sorry I scared you like that
For some reason i got jumpscared
What I love about your videos is that they are packed full of information AND you talk fast. You don’t drag it out and I LOVE it.
Thank you I appreciate that a lot
i agree! i hate when youtubers drag things out, he just gets to the point and shows you exactly what he’s talking about regarding products and stuff
Truly the best!!!
My friend has a bearded dragon named Leo. She feeds him kale and mealworms EVERYDAY!! She only changes it up once a week, and she never bathes him, and never tries to build a bond with him. Awwww!!! and i thought that the food choice was a good idea every day until i saw this vid. I HAVE TO TELL HER!!! I want him to liiivveee!!! Im getting one and im glad i know all these tips thanks to you. ❤❤
you are not supposed to bath bearded dragons. The exception is when they get very dirty after walking around in their own poop!
Thank you for the information. This is great. We have an adult we found in our backyard. He was too sweet to be wild, we bought a cage and kept him. He bonded to us. We adopted a baby one and he is a trip!he's a pig. He watches of us eat our own meals.
My mans littlefoot loves sticking his whole face in the water bowl he just closes his eyes and chills for like 2 minutes 😂
Haha loves the water nice
That will be the dragon drinking. Make sure he knows not to disturb the drinking dragon, or it can drown.
Great to see you post again! As always, very informative and well presented info that will be a helpful reference for years to come! 🙌🏻 Are you planning to host a livestream again?
Thank you! Yes plan to drop one soon
You can give bearded dragons fruits, just certain ones you can’t like oranges and avocados. I was a bit confused when he said no fruits but he is kind of right because they are pretty fattening because he did say that later in the video you can feed them fruits, but you can’t give them certain ones like I said, especially citrus. thank you for reading :)
nice video, u just got a new follower
Thanks a lot
I just got my first bearded dragon and I’ve been so confused on how to properly feed him that it’s been giving me a headache and I’m happy I came across your channel, I recently just fed him 10 crickets in fear that I was underfeeding him since a lot (and I do mean A LOT) of sources have been telling me that he should be eating 100 crickets a day in his current size which I found ridiculous since he’s just so small of a lizard.. I’m gonna try the 5-10 insects twice a day with salad and see how well that goes, I appreciate what you’re doing on the platform!!
You are AMAZING!! Thank you for the great info and I love watching your dragons in your videos❤
Thank you so much!
My family got a baby bearded dragon wihout doing any research, I know stupid on us but ive been binge watching all your videos!. Can you do a video about enclosures while on vacation? Bringing with or if we have to take to a family members house. My son is in travel soccer so we might need to bring him with but a glass enclosure is just not the best. I was going to get a a big plastic clear tub like a 40 galloon get the same decor and background and stuff so it looks familiar to him and bring all the lights and temp gages.
Yes I definitely can and plan to do so!
Very informative and entertaining. Many great videos. Thanks for sharing your wisdom!
Happy to help!
I'll just leave it in there and every once in a while I'm surprised to look over and he's eating his greens, but usually he prefers the succulent flowers growing in his tank to the greens I give him. He also prefers to drink off his rocks or plants when I mist his tank weekly
I'm getting a dwarf bearded dragon and I'm so excited
Very nice! Congrats 🎉
I can’t find a single one very good find
Same mines coming tomorrow little rankins dragon how is yours doing
Love your content man 🔥
Thank you!
Best content for reptiles!
Thank you!
Thank you for making this video, I just got a beardy with the set up and everything. Definitely useful info🤙
Happy to help!
Thanks so much for the information
Happy to help!
You can buy feeder insects at a bait store that’s cheaper than buying it at Petco.
Very informative. Thank you so much.
Happy to help!
Greetings from Italy!
I've discovered your videos today and I find em very interesting and useful!
I wanted to ask a question: I'm new to the reptiles world and I have a baby bearded dragon, but he often struggles to eat crickets since they'd jump away and hide away from it, is there a way to help it with the hunt or do I have to just wait until it eats the crickets? Cause I've found crickets that stayed alive for two days...
Mine will not eat we took it to the vet and its having calsuim defficiency 😢
Make sure you have good uvb and it’s not too far and not getting blocked by screen too much
Hey there! What kind of CUC (isopods) are you buying and where from? I’d like to add the right kind to my terrarium. TIA!
Powder blue or orange isopods work really well you can get them on joshes frogs
Thank you for all this information, I'm learning so much! I was wondering when you say up to 12 inches, is this including their tails as well?
Yes head to tail
Thanks for the help with keeping my beardy
Happy to help
You coutinue to give me amazing info to keep my beardie healthy THANKS!!
Happy to help!
Should you leave the greens in the enclosure for the whole day?
Yay🎉 a another amazing video you keep up the good work I love it 😀😀👍🫶👍
Thank you so much!
Is it fine if i feed my bearded dragon everyday or does it have to be 3or3 times a week?
For the love of God do not take care advice from pet store employees alone! Research people!
I'm lucky that the big pet stores (Petco, etc) where I live only allow the people who care for the pets in the store to give advice and they take amazing care of the animals. I know not all locations are this way but here it is. Even then I still did my research because they did try to sell me some questionable items like repticarpet and calcium sand when my beardie was a baby. I did use the carpet for a few months and washed it religiously and replaced it every month just to be sure. Now my beardie has play sand and doesn't need it, but he's also an adult now.
The funny thing about skipping feeding days is I offer salad to my beardie everyday and he will go 1-2 days between eating it. Sometimes he will dig the salad out of the bowl and push it under the heat lamp to dry it out and I'll hear him eating crunchy salad. I do give him 1-2 small blueberries a week for moisture and it's the only fruit he likes. He does not like Romaine lettuce.
As far as activity level it depends. When I take him outside on a hot day and he gets really warmed up he will be very active as soon as I being him back in, but he does not run around outside because he doesn't like getting very far away from me. I know he's had enough sun when he crawls into my shadow, then we go back inside.
For new beardie owners please don't freak out if your dragon does not go to bask for very long some days. Mine will bask sometimes for hours and other days he won't bask at all. I keep my room about 75 degrees and he loves it for some weird reason. He will go seek heat when he wants to. I do put him under his heat lamp for a short time before and after each bath though so the warm water isn't a shock and to help finish drying him off after the bath. He will get out from under the heat lamp when he's comfortable.
Just remember they don't generate their own body heat so if your pet goes out, like mine has during really high winds, to hold them against you with a blanket over them to insulate the heat you are sharing. Mine likes to sometimes snuggle and get my heat instead of his own heat lamp and he has his own blanket for covering him with. It's also his safety blanket and helps him feel comfortable in new environments and situations.
Also can i feed him cabbage?
Hi chief, i had a hard time looking for dubia here in our place. How's your take on oven dried crickets?
Kale is a calcium binder and should be moderately given
We thought that but turns out it’s not as high in oxalates and is totally fine.
@@ChiefSweetsUniverse then someone needs to update the Google search response and several reptile articles
Question: My bearded dragon was nearly 24 inches at 13 months and then stopped growing. I thought that was normal, is it not?
I just got a bearded dragon, I wasn't sure on what light to get but I got a med dessert UVB and heat reptile lighting kit, does anyone have an recommendations?
Tube light not coil bulb
New owner here, I have wild violet leaves according to Google, if correct would that be a every day, once a week, or once a month green?
Okay I know this was a long time ago but if my bearded dragon eats his greens when I feed it to him should I feed him his crickets too or no?
My bearded dragon loves peas is that ok
I have a 5 month old and she will only eat green vegetables. I put some in the morning and feed her a few Dubias in the evening. She is pooping and shedding fine and still trying to get used to being handled.
Yeah I feed mine only green vegetables as well. Very normal
good video!
Thank you!
@@ChiefSweetsUniverse I am planning to get a bearded dragon and i have been saving your bearded dragon videos! Thank you for making these videos!
yo chief,I have a juvenille bearded dragon and wanted to know if a 12% ProT5 Arcadia would be good enough UVB for her since its a mesh top roof and I know it could be thick and block out some light. Thanks man love your videos
No worries of it’s a zoo med or exo terra 40 gallon on top of mesh is fine. If it’s a dubia or zen habitat enclosure 120 I’d mount it inside the tank of basking spot is farther than 12 inches away from screen
“wolf down a salad” 😭
Haha
for a baby bearded dragon (a little under 12 inches), is it okay to feed about 3 medium sized dubia roaches to it per day? Is it also fine for a juvenile bearded dragon (a little under 18 inches) to eat about 5 medium - large dubia roaches a day?
What would you recommend on feeding baby bearded dragons vs adult bearded dragons when it comes to hornworms? Like how often can they eat them? My baby beardie is around 5 months amd loves his greens and crickets and an occasional super worm but he had his first hornworm today and seemed to enjoy it lol
Hey i wanted to ask you, do i feed my baby bearded dragon 5 to 10 or 10 to 20 total insects provided i only feed once a day.
Really depends on how your dragon eats you can do any of those I usually just go with my gut
should they have a salad every day no matter the age
You can if you want but it’s perfectly fine to skip days even with a salad
I ordered like 150$ worth of bugs from a company online and never received it I was so sad
Oh no! That sucks! Email them!
i thought beared dragon cnt stay in the same enclosure?
Yes they shouldn’t
Thank you so much for the video! Have a bit of a question. What would be the best ways to feed a beardie thats undergrown or in other words too small for its age?
Hello! You definitely need high quality uvb like a zoo med t5 10.0 that’s not on top of a thrive screen but more of a screen that allows uvb through. After that definitely need to dust insects with calcium and feed daily 5-15 appropriate sized insects. Once to twice a day
Are the Beatles that Mealworms turn into ok to feed to a bearded dragon?
Yeah they are ok
My bearded dragon doesn’t like chasing after crickets and he doesn’t eat them as much he’s a juvenile but he eats mealworms normally
Yeah some do that
@@ChiefSweetsUniverse do you recommend anything
Ok, but what about the promised tarantula channel? 😢
Haha yes will be throwing videos out on that soon. Filmed a whole tarantula egg sac and baby removal
I have a question I have 3 beardies. They all range in age from 15 years to 5 months. I have noticed though on occasion they all like to soak in their water bowls. They don’t really drink it just like to soak. My question is have I been doing something wrong for them to like to soak in it on occasions. Especially on of them, she loves to just lounge in it.
it could be multiple things, like it being too hot or they just enjoy it ! sometimes they’ll do it to get mites out or rehydrate. so you just have to scope the possibilities, most likely they’re just doing it for fun.
Hiya. I have an adult beardie and I give him a variety of veg everyday as well as dubia roaches as his only insect. I’m a little confused on how many roaches he should be having a week as they are larger and meatier than crickets/locusts and are higher in protein. I usually only give him 2 at once, about twice a week. Is this enough or too much? Some days he will hardly touch his veg bowl and others he will eat the whole thing. I would really appreciate a response as most videos online only talk in terms of crickets and I want to make sure i’m doing the right thing. We breed the roaches in a box to save money (I have too many now!) but I will try and get some other insects too occasionally to vary his diet more
have u tried silk worms for your beardie? if so is that moderate or daily?
I have that is actually a daily but it’s really hard to find I notice. I actually forgot to mention that one haha darn.
@@ChiefSweetsUniverse tysm for the info
I need help my dragon won't poop please help vet want to charge me aloot to just bring in I tried warm baths and belly rubs
Romaine lettuce
@ChiefSweetsUniverse I can barely get him to eat so romaine lettuce will make him poop
What about cabbage?
No cabbage too much goitrogens which interfere with thyroid activity that will lead to kidney damage.
Fact .... bearded dragons love water but they will only drink it when its moving ♥️ i try and give mine water a couple times a week he'll let me know when he's thirsty because it's a practice that we've done his entire life and he's 4 , he'll constantly smack his lips and if I'm not looking he'll grey closer to my eat and get a little louder lol , they also love to swim but be sure to use caution when picking them up after they've spent time drinking because you can actually down them by holding them upright before their done i darn near made that mistake and i was scared so bad so please look up cautions for bearded dragons . Feed them fruit just not a monster load lol if you wanna tell them something super serous to not feed them tell everyone to not fed them mice 😔🤤😕😢😭
Why no mice? When my beardie gets bigger i was looking into rat pups for calcium... is there a reason why they shouldn't have rodents?
@@ajghoststhey have to much protein and fat I believe I’m not 100% on that I just got mine and doing my research just feed it bugs and greens hope this helps
I'm sorry I feed my beared dragon 4 crickets a day. Then they have dry food and veggies
My little beardie is 5 months or so and he’s not walking correctly he’s doing a bit more of a scoot and his legs are in like the frog shape I’m unsure if this is normal or if it was because of an incident with his previous owner he was almost eaten alive by a larger bearded dragon so if anyone has any tips or information on this that would be helpful
It sounds like calcium deficiency I would make sure you have a zoo med 10.0 t5 or Arcadia 12% t5 uvb and dust with calcium every feeding
@@ChiefSweetsUniverse thank you! I’ll make sure to give this a go :)
Does anyone know if Bak Choy is okay for a staple? Lots of the greens mentioned in almost all guides are hard to find where I'm from (Asia). I have to deal with the likes of Bak Choy, Chye Sim and so on...
You can check the tortoise table .org. It shows all things that are safe
@@ChiefSweetsUniverseHeh. The site just confuses me more; since they categorize Collards/Mustards/Turnip greens in the same category as Bak Choy as being goitrogenic greens. Where in most sites I read Collards/Mustards/Turnip greens are okay for staple, but with some other sites claiming that Bak Choy is not okay due to goitrogen.
I also did some research on goitrogen levels for Bok Choy and Collards (both are considered to be low, specifics unknown), phosphorous levels (collards has about 15 mg more), calcium levels (collards about 117 mg more; which I think could be supplemented via calcium supplements anyway), as well as oxalate level (collards with 9 mg more). Comparing only those two since it seemed Collards would always be an option as a staple on almost every site I visit, and Bok Choy is something readily available to me.
I'm considering some form of Spring Mix / Salad Mix/ Mesclun Mix (minus the spinach), and maybe 30-40% Bok Choy.
@@nexrole884 yeah it just is a slight warning saying to make sure to feed a varied diet. I’ve fed bok choy and collards with other greens no problems the only thing you want to look for on the table is toxic and stuff that is super high in oxalates
@@nexrole884 also look at wild flowers and grasses as that’s a great staple in there diet as well
Why are discoids so expensive -_-
How many super worms should I feed my bearded dragon for treats
Is all of this also for the fancy bearded dragon
Yes this is for fancy and regular bearded dragons.
I still live with my family and they said "NO ROACHES!" is that possible?
if your family is worried about for example dubia roaches accidently escaping, there is less of a chance because dubia roaches tend to stay in clusters and are slower. while crickets will run and jump away from you
I got a question that I have seem to be able to get a answer to.. I want to put my dragon in a newer even bigger tank.. and I plan on putting my corn snake in the dragons old tank.. but my question is I have bio active tank that’s been going well for a few years.. could I possibly let that tank sit for a little bit and let isopods and springtails clean all the stuff up and then put my corn snake right in there after a few changes I simply just don’t want to swap all the dirt out and collect all the bugs and spring tails.
Like if I am 100% sure all poop and stuff is gone I should be safe right ?
Yeah you could do that
Do you give any suppliments like calsium?
Yes I have a calcium guide as well
Do you know what kind of camera can be placed in a dragon enclosure? I would love to be able to see my baby while I'm working
I use this one for mine it’s ok it does need wifi but works for the price amzn.to/48F3U7U
@@ChiefSweetsUniverse thank you!
I have had a bearded dragon since Sunday and been using calcium with D3 every day, will this be an issue? Should I switch over to calcium without D3
No issue you can use it.
@@ChiefSweetsUniverseCool, thanks! Been watching your Chanel for all bearded dragon stuff since Sunday, so far loving the content man👍
“They don’t get alot of exercise”
Then LET THEM OUT TO ROAM, DUHHHH
They have to have uvb exposure and heat to properly digest so it limits roaming time tremendously
hi been awhile
Hello! Yes it has
I have yet to watch this video. Apologies if you covered this but I have a quick question. My beardie is 8 months old. Is it okay if I feed him "large" crickets from Petco or are those too big? I'm concerned. I have also been feeding him medium dubias. I try to make sure nothing is bigger than the space between his eyes. Are the crickets too big?
No I would feed large crickets at that age myself he will be fine
@@ChiefSweetsUniverse Thank you so much! Someone at a chain store told me otherwise and I was in the car feeling awful and having major anxiety. I should know better by now. Please please please consider zoom or phone consultations for a fee!!! I will pay you for 30 min of your time and surely others as well!
Hi. I love your videos. I have a huge problem with my adult female bearded dragon. I purchased her when she was 18 months old. Was told she likes to be handled and all that great stuff. Well I’ve had her for 6 months now and she is still terrified of me. She obviously had no interactions with humans at all. I gave her time in space in the beginning and I started taking her out and holding her and it’s been the same ever since when I hold her she’ll close her eyes by pet or she closes her eyes. If I talk to her, she closes her eyes or closes one eye and turns her head and keeps one eye open. That’s not looking at me, I’m running out of ideas of what to do with her. Any suggestions? She doesn’t like to be walked with she’s terrified of falling. She hates the bath. I had to keep my arm in the bath with her when I give her a bath. She tries to climb up break up my arm if I put her in the bathtub break my heart highly just take her out, she’s beautiful. I love her. She’s gorgeous orange. Her name is Lexi. Any suggestions of what I should do at this point please. Sincerely, Carol Barr.
If she's scared or running away when you try to take her out of her cage then the best thing would be to 'break her in' or basically just get her used to you. Spending time around her cage, allowing her to see you most of the day. Eventually you can just have your hand in the cage with her every now and then so she realises you're not a threat. Hand feeding is also a great way to get them used to you, it's what helped the most with my beardie. Keep her in her cage and just reach in and offer a leaf. She'll associate your hand as food giver and eventually, not a threat. With the baths, instead of letting her soak, try just dripping and wiping water on her to keep her clean or keep the water 2cm deep. I hope everything goes well! She sounds gorgeous.
Hi chiefsweet i think my bearded dragon might be sick bc her eyes look kinda flat and I don’t know what to do
Could you by chance book a vet appointment
I tried but they told me they don’t do bearded dragons
Hey man! Im thinking about getting a bearded dragon but im still a student and am at school from 8:45 to 3:30 , do I have to feed my dragon 3-4 times a day or is there a workaround?
No 3-4 times a week is what I meant just once a day
@@ChiefSweetsUniverse Thanks Mate! You are the best
We give our 6 month old dragon 1/4” dubia roaches. Before finding this page, I read to feed her as many as she’ll eat in one sitting. That’s way more than you’re recommending! Any suggestions or tips?
No worries I used to recommend that as well but the whole hobby is changing how much we feed because we realize we were overfeeding our dragons. So now we are recommending a less but enough for your dragon to be full.
U must be addicted to MCD 🤪
Haha I am
You should take Hissing Roaches off your list. They can not digest the shell, they are very bad for them. Also I would add NEVER feed your bearded dragon insects that are not farmed because they can have parasites.
I specifically mentioned baby hissers because they don’t have a hard shell at all. I feed them and breed them and they are very soft and an easy feeder.
Are berder dragons blind
Now they are not
Talk just little bit slower my dude thank u for the info
I'm really concerned about some of the advice you are giving out here. I was watching until you started talking about diet and had to stop so I could look at the date this was uploaded .... I was expecting to see it was many years old, but 6 months!
Please please do some research. Your advice on feeding is very out of date. I am worried how many people watching and commenting to say the advice is good. Adult dragons should only have insects 2 to 3 times a week. Their veg is very important part of their diet and it is dangerous advice to say it is not.
Idk if you didn’t watch the video but I say adult dragons only should be fed 2 times a week. It is even in text at 11:30
@@JoFisherUK also I mention how important the veggies are as it’s a huge part of hydration.
Pin please, because I’m human
Haha
@@ChiefSweetsUniverse plz
Im about to buy a bearded dragon i purchased juvenile bearded dragon food because i cannot handle insects will this be good enough
yo chief,I have a juvenille bearded dragon and wanted to know if a 12% ProT5 Arcadia would be good enough UVB for her since its a mesh top roof and I know it could be thick and block out some light. Thanks man love your videos
look at his uvb vid, very helpful!
Great video! I never know how much to feed them so this was super helpful. Im also happy we can give them kale! I have a problem dragon too, he only ever wants roaches and will go on strike for sure. He looks at us crazy if we try to give him aany other bugs. :D
I’m happy to help! Yeah sometimes they can get picky haha.
My dragon went insane for arugula. He would smash his head against the glass when I would.
I’m getting a bearded dragon soon
Hi Chief Sweet! I have a pretty strange question. Can I feed my bearded dragons mealworms? The only reason I am asking this is because I saw a video online about a guy saying that meal worms will kill your bearded dragon.
Yes totally it won’t kill them. It is fattening so try and do it only 3 times a week max
Should I keep my mealworms in the fridge or room temperature?
I keep mine room temp
@@ChiefSweetsUniverse thank you so much!
At 11:40 is that a bowl of calcium powder and worms? Because I have not been using that much
What about silk worms? Can i feed my juvenile bearded that daily